Atheros AR928xx

[ikotsu]

I have been searching and searching for the better part of 12 hours now on the kubuntu forums for a solution to my problem, and several fixes and a complete re-installation later I'm not getting anywhere.

I'm brand new (ie. just started last night) to the Linux world, and installed kubuntu 9.04 along side Windows 7 as my first distro ever on an ASUS M50Vm notebook. I have an Atheros928xx wireless adapter.

Now to the problem..

On my initial boot, I can connect to my D-Link DG-4500 Wireless N router without a problem. I can load Konquer and browse the web for maybe 2 to 3 minutes. After that, my connection ceases to work, I can't ping any address internally (ie. my router's IP) or externally (ie. Google.com). I can - sometimes - disconnect and reconnect and fix the problem for several seconds before my connection drops again.

I've tried browsing through the router but there are no applicable settings that would drop my connection inexplicably, and being that I'm new to the Linux environment I don't even have a whim as to where to begin to fix this problem. If I've left out any crucial information, please let me know, as I'm not familiar with the Linux operating system or the associated commands.

I'm not sure of the relevance, but whenever I load into my Windows distro I have to re-enable wireless capabilities every single time.

[EDIT] The connection to the router is persistent in the system tray inside kubuntu, however I am continually asked for the password as it tries to re-establish the connection. I am sitting less than a foot from the router and do not have any Cat5e available to me at this time to directly connect to the device.

[dibl]

Re: Atheros AR928xx

Do you know which driver you're using -- is it ath5K?

sudo lsmod

will list the running modules -- you need to see the correct module for that Atheros chip.

The general approach to configuring wireless is to start here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...CardsSupported

and make sure you have firmware and drivers installed for your chip. Then go here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs

to configure it for your specific situation (roaming, or not, encryption, or not, etc. etc.).

[ikotsu]

Re: Atheros AR928xx

Thanks, I'll take a look at both those links and let you know how it goes.

And I'll also check my drive version.

[ikotsu]

Re: Atheros AR928xx

I've followed the steps for setting up my wireless. Much of what was explained was already working inside of Kubuntu 9.04 64-bit.

The WPA was a selectable encryption method from the start, and the connection to my router seemed stable. I am using the ath9k driver package which was automatically installed during my initial setup, and the mac80211 feature worked from the beginning as well.

My connection seems stable for the first 30 seconds that I connect, and then it seems to re-request the connection to the router. Originally I was receiving requests from knetworkmanager to re-input my password, but after following the instructions outlined in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...AHowTo/Kubuntu I was able to remedy the password issue. However, the intermittent connection issue still persists. I've noticed during the periods of connectivity issues my networkmanager says that I am still connected however I cannot ping any internal or external IP address, other than my loopback.

I am posting now from inside of kubuntu with the intermittent issues.